Pastiera

Name: Pastiera
Total time: 14400 s
Yield: 11-inch (28 cm) baking pan
Ingredients: 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (about 400 grams); 2 tablespoons lard; 2 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk; 2 tablespoons sugar; Filling:; 2 1/2 cups cooked wheat berries (about 500 grams); 1 tablespoon lard; Lemon peel; 2 cups ricotta cheese (about 500 grams); 1 3/4 cups sugar (about 350 grams); 2 cups pastry cream (about 500 ml); 5 egg yolks; as needed Candied fruit,; Orange extract

mserino @cook_17588456

This is our family recipe for pastiera, featuring pastry cream and a crisp pastry shell.

mserino @cook_17588456

This is our family recipe for pastiera, featuring pastry cream and a crisp pastry shell.

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Ingredients

4 hours

11-inch (28 cm) baking pan

3 1/3 cupsall-purpose flour (about 400 grams)
2 tablespoonslard
2whole eggs and 1 egg yolk
2 tablespoonssugar
Filling:
2 1/2 cupscooked wheat berries (about 500 grams)
1 tablespoonlard
Lemon peel
2 cupsricotta cheese (about 500 grams)
1 3/4 cupssugar (about 350 grams)
2 cupspastry cream (about 500 ml)
5egg yolks
as neededCandied fruit,
Orange extract

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Steps

4 hours

1

For the pastry shell, mix the flour, 2 tablespoons lard, 2 whole eggs, and 1 egg yolk. Let the dough rest.
2

In a saucepan, cook the wheat berries with a little water, 1 tablespoon lard, and lemon peel for about 30 minutes.
3

In a bowl, mix the ricotta cheese with the sugar and egg yolks.
4

Combine the prepared mixtures: the ricotta mixture, the pastry cream, and the drained, cooled wheat berries.
5

Add the orange extract and candied fruit.
6

From the dough, roll out two disks, one larger than the other.
7

Use the larger disk to line a greased and floured 11-inch (28 cm) baking pan.
8

Pour in the filling.
9

From the smaller disk, cut seven strips and arrange them on top in a lattice pattern.
10

Bake at 350°F (180°C) for two hours.